The Lancet (NUJ) Strike Calendar

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Latest The Lancet Industrial Action Updates (3)

National Union of Journalists members working at The Lancet are set to take strike action following a dispute over pay. The walkout marks the first strike staged by staff in the journal's 200-year history.

A ballot showed 94.5% of voting members supported strike action and 97.8% supported action short of a strike, on a turnout of 87.5%. Action short of a strike is scheduled to continue following the one-day walkout.

More than 120 members of the international scientific community have signed an open letter calling on company management to return to negotiations with an improved pay offer.

NUJ members working at The Lancet are set to take strike action for one day following a long-running pay dispute. The walkout will take place outside the publication's London office, representing the first strike in its history.

Staff at The Lancet Group are also taking action short of a strike. In a ballot with an 87.5% turnout, 94.5% of voting members supported strike action after rejecting a pay offer from parent company Elsevier.

NUJ members at The Lancet have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action as part of a long-running pay dispute.

The ballot returned a 94.51% vote in favour of strike action and 97.8% in favour of action short of a strike, on an 87.5% turnout.

Notice has been served for action short of strike action to begin from 14 September to 21 September, followed by a one-day strike on 22 September, and further action short of strike action through the end of September.

The Lancet Strike Calendar

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22nd Sept 2026
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